Wishing you a peaceful and delicious holiday feast!
Chai-Nog: A Cozy Cold-Weather Drink
Cozy up with a warm cup of Chai-Nog! Perfect for holidays by the fire. Just mix one part chai tea (from a tea bag) with one part egg nog (non-dairy nog is great too), then sprinkle with nutmeg. Spike it with a bit of whiskey or rum for a nightcap!
Old Fashioned Holiday Cocktail
How about a little holiday cocktail to spice up a festive celebration? For more photos and the full recipe, check out my post on Better Homes and Gardens. Cheers!
Cookbook Giveaway
As a little holiday gift to you, my lovely readers, I am doing a Cookbook Giveaway! You can enter to win one of 3 cookbooks: Baked Elements, Home Made Winter or Edible Selby. I love the Baked bakery in Brooklyn and Home Made & Edible Selby books have a beautiful mix of illustration and photography (you know I love that!). These are 3 of my absolute favorite cookbooks that have come out this season!! They are all from Abrams (my publisher, part of the reason I chose them!) and each is so beautifully, artfully done.
To be entered in a drawing to win, follow @theforestfeast on Twitter, and then tweet your favorite Forest Feast recipe like this:
My favorite @theforestfeast recipe is [insert recipe link here]. Tweet yours & enter to win a @abramsbooks cookbook!! http://bit.ly/Zm0Ut4
Good luck and happy holidays! The 3 winners will be announced one week from today on Thursday Dec. 27th and cookbooks will be shipped the first week of January.
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UPDATE: This contest is now over. Congrats to the 3 winners!
Holiday Gift Guide 2012
1.) State of California cutting board, Etsy, $28. (they have other states, too)
2.) 8" Round Ash Wood Cutting Board, Terrain, $20. (they have larger ones, too)
3.) Hickory Wood Coasters, Terrain, $26.
4.) Temporary tattoos, Tattly, $5 for set of 2. (fun stocking stuffer!)
5.) White Floating paper Sky Lanterns, Amazon, $15. (for New Years Eve?)
6.) Scratch Off World Map, Urban Outfitters, $34. (like a lottery game, scratch off places you’ve been!)
7.) Tiny Silver Letter pendant, Etsy, $15.
8.) Whiskey Stones, Sur la Table, $20. (so you don’t water down that precious bourbon!)
9.) Cocktail Mixing Glass Set, Umami Mart, $50.
10.) The Forest Feast Recipe Greeting Cards , Umami Mart, $15. “Cocktail Party Pack” of 8 different recipes for entertaining. (order by Friday for Xmas delivery)
11.) CSA, $20 to $350. Buy someone a CSA (community supported agriculture) membership for a weekly box of local produce delivered from a farm. To find a farm near you, click here. Prices and subscriptions vary- but an average 14 week membership for an individual is about $200 (and approx $350 for a family size box). By paying for the produce at the beginning of the growing season, you can really help a local farmer. Some farms offer subscriptions for about $20/week.
12.) For a charitable gift, I recommend making a donation in someone’s name to Edible Schoolyard, Alice Waters’ organization that aims to build a sustainable food curriculum for all schools.
